We divide 20979941 by 538
We're looking to find how many times 538 goes into 20979941.

Advancing to step 1:
538 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 20 / 538

Moving on to step 2:
When dividing 20 by 538, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 0 from 20.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 209 / 538

Going ahead to step 3:
209 divided by 538 is 0 with a remainder of 209.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 209, we get 209.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 209, then repeat: 2097 / 538

On to step 4:
When dividing 2097 by 538, we get 3 with a remainder of 483.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Deduct 1614 from 2097 and we're left with 483.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 483 and repeat the process: 4839 / 538

Let's proceed to step 5:
538 can be fit into 4839 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 535.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 38.0
Subtracting 4304 from 4839 leaves us with 535.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 535 and continue with: 5359 / 538

Step 6:
When dividing 5359 by 538, we get 9 with a remainder of 517.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 389.0
Subtract 4842 from 5359 to get 517.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 517 and continue with: 5174 / 538

Step 7:
The number 538 fits into 5174 9 times, leaving a remainder of 332.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3899.0
Deduct 4842 from 5174 and we're left with 332.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 332, then carry on: 3321 / 538

Going ahead to step 8:
538 can be fit into 3321 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 93.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 38996.0
Subtracting 3228 from 3321 leaves us with 93.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 930, and continue the process.

Step 9:
538 can be fit into 930 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 392.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 38996.1
Subtract 538 from 930 to get 392.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3920, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
538 can be fit into 3920 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 154.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 38996.17
Subtract 3766 from 3920 to get 154.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1540, and continue the process.

Step 11:
538 goes into 1540 2 times with a remainder of 464.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 38996.172
If we take 1076 away from 1540, we end up with 464.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4640, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
4640 divided by 538 is 8 with a remainder of 336.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 38996.1728
The remainder is 336 after subtracting 4304 from 4640.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3360, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
If we divide 3360 by 538, we get 6 and a remainder of 132.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 38996.17286
If we subtract 3228 from 3360, we get 132.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1320, and continue the process.

Step 14:
538 can be fit into 1320 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 244.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 38996.172862
Subtracting 1076 from 1320 leaves us with 244.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2440, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 15:
If we divide 2440 by 538, we get 4 and a remainder of 288.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 38996.1728624
Deduct 2152 from 2440 and we're left with 288.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2880, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 16:
2880 divided by 538 is 5 with a remainder of 190.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 38996.17286245
Subtracting 2690 from 2880 leaves us with 190.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1900, and continue the process.

The final result is 38996.17286245 with a remainder of 1.9e-07.